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China becomes a physics powerhouse Physics / Physics August 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. Michael Banks, Physics World's ...

Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum Physics / Physics July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Viterbi Algorithm, the elegant 41-year-old logical tool for rapidly eliminating dead end possibilities in data transmission, has a new application to go alongside its ubiquitous daily use in cell phone ...

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications Physics / Physics July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical ...

Prelude to the Higgs: A work for 2 bosons in the key of Z Physics / Physics July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Scientists of the DZero collaboration at the US Department of Energy's Fermilab have announced the observation of pairs of Z bosons, force-carrying particles produced in proton-antiproton collisions at the ...

Scientists find quick method to make magnets Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-strong, high-temperature, high-performance permanent magnet compounds, such as Samarium Cobalt, are the mainstay materials for several industries that rely on high-performance motor ...

Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Detecting deadly fumes in subways, toxic gases in chemical spills, and hidden explosives in baggage is becoming easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman scattering. To further improve ...

Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video Physics / Physics August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have landed ...

Forum features update on next-generation particle accelerator Physics / Physics August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The particle accelerator known as the Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) -- now in planning stages at Cornell -- would open doors to new research in fields from materials science to biochemistry, said Georg Hoffstaetter in a lecture ...

First neutrons created at the ISIS Second Target Station Physics / Physics August 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project moved a major step closer to completion today when the first neutrons were created in the ISIS Second Target Station. After five years of planning and construction, the first neutrons ...

If you can't measure the heat... Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Accurate measurement of thermal performance is crucial if new government legislation aimed at producing dramatic reductions in CO₂ emissions is to be successful. The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is offering ...

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China becomes a physics powerhouse Physics / Physics August 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. Michael Banks, Physics World's ...

Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum Physics / Physics July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet The Viterbi Algorithm, the elegant 41-year-old logical tool for rapidly eliminating dead end possibilities in data transmission, has a new application to go alongside its ubiquitous daily use in cell phone ...

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications Physics / Physics July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical ...

Prelude to the Higgs: A work for 2 bosons in the key of Z Physics / Physics July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Scientists of the DZero collaboration at the US Department of Energy's Fermilab have announced the observation of pairs of Z bosons, force-carrying particles produced in proton-antiproton collisions at the ...

Scientists find quick method to make magnets Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-strong, high-temperature, high-performance permanent magnet compounds, such as Samarium Cobalt, are the mainstay materials for several industries that rely on high-performance motor ...

Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Detecting deadly fumes in subways, toxic gases in chemical spills, and hidden explosives in baggage is becoming easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman scattering. To further improve ...

Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video Physics / Physics August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have landed ...

Forum features update on next-generation particle accelerator Physics / Physics August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The particle accelerator known as the Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) -- now in planning stages at Cornell -- would open doors to new research in fields from materials science to biochemistry, said Georg Hoffstaetter in a lecture ...

First neutrons created at the ISIS Second Target Station Physics / Physics August 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project moved a major step closer to completion today when the first neutrons were created in the ISIS Second Target Station. After five years of planning and construction, the first neutrons ...

If you can't measure the heat... Physics / Physics July 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Accurate measurement of thermal performance is crucial if new government legislation aimed at producing dramatic reductions in CO₂ emissions is to be successful. The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is offering ...

China becomes a physics powerhouse

Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications

Prelude to the Higgs: A work for 2 bosons in the key of Z

Scientists find quick method to make magnets

Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces

Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video

Forum features update on next-generation particle accelerator

First neutrons created at the ISIS Second Target Station

If you can't measure the heat...

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